The Pissouri Community, with the support of the Ministry of Tourism of Cyprus, is organizing the Cyprus Art Week - Pissouri 2025, the first international cultural and ecological festival in Cyprus, dedicated to maintaining the culture and nature of the island.
The festival will take place from September 30 to October 5, 2025 in Pissouri and will unite 28 collaborators and more than 100 artists from around the world. Cyprus Art Week is part of an international cultural network of cultural and will also be presented at the Italia Media Art Festival in Italy and Rome Future Week, securing international promotion for the project.
The festival will be a reference point not only for locals but also for visitors from Europe and Asia, turning Cyprus into an international dialogue platform and a cultural and ecologically responsible tourism center.
The initiative and organization of the project was undertaken by the Mayor of Pissouri Panagiotis Mavroudis, the artist Maria Plegova and the organization Acpelia. The artistic curator is Sveva Manfredi Javaglia (Italy).
Throughout the week, Pissouri will be transformed into a Cyprus art center. The official launch of the festival will take place on September 30 at 18:00 at the Multifunctional Cultural Center Pissouri. Visitors will be welcomed by renowned artists and then a festive event in a traditional style of Cypriot dances in the central square of Pissouri.
On October 5, the official closing ceremony will be held at the Pissouri Amphitheater, with a music program, honorable guests, art performances and presentation of the Italia Media Art Festival.
During the festival, visitors will enjoy artistic tours between outdoor facilities along the Aphrodite trail in Pissouri, creative workshops for children and adults (Multipurpose Cultural Center, Street Art on the streets of Pissouri), meetings with artists, artists Conservation of trees, media art screenings, special events with the participation of Cypriot and international galleries, as well as the Sunday art market.
Mayor Pissouri, Panagiotis Mavroudis:
"I am glad that Pissouri becomes the center of the art of Cyprus and attraction for people who are united by the care of maintaining nature, our beautiful country. Pissouri is unique with its beauty - the sea, its pines and mountains. We recently received international recognition and joined the 55 best tourist villages in the world, and the beauty of Pissouri became known everywhere. My mission is to protect our land. "
Festival Initiative, Mariia Plekhova:
"As an artist I see the beauty of Cyprus and I want to help keep it. It hurts to see the trees die, so I decided to organize the Cyprus Art Week International Festival. Through art we attract the attention of both the local and international community, as well as international organizations, to the preservation of nature and the trees. I will do whatever is possible so that trees do not suffer from people's whims »
